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"It seems so unfair to think that Jim, who has spent the last 18 years as a police officer with Avon and Somerset Police on top of many years’ service with the RAF, should be dealt such a cruel blow.

“Jim’s driving license fell victim to his diagnosis so he can no longer drive, so we face travel expenses to make hospital appointments.

"He hopes to get back to work but his eyesight is no longer good enough for him to do any frontline policing."

New figures, analysing the experiences of over 360 people with brain tumours, reveal households affected by this type of cancer suffer an average financial loss of £14,783 per household per year – more than double the £6,840 loss for all cancers.

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Additionally, there's an estimated increase of over £1,500 in travel costs for hospital visits, which is made worse by patients having to surrender their driving licence on diagnosis.

Sue Farrington Smith, chief executive of Brain Tumour Research, said: “The financial penalties, the loss of independence and the consequential feelings of isolation compound the poor prognosis endured by brain tumour patients and this has got to stop.”

Since Jim's diagnosis, Canoeing for a Cure, a fundraising group under the umbrella of the Brain Tumour Research charity, has been set-up in Jim’s name.

The charity is calling on the government to speed up access to better treatments by stimulating further increases in the national investment for research into brain tumours, offset the debilitating loss of income by providing additional benefits and fund easily accessible financial support for patients while they are receiving treatment.

Ally added: "Fortunately, our income hasn’t been too badly affected but there are many other families affected by a brain tumour that aren’t so fortunate, and whose lives are under constant financial pressure.”